Creative Commons Corporation

“A copy of the form 990 was reviewed and approved by the director of finance and treasurer. After approval, a copy of form 990 was given to the entire governing board.”

“Organization policy covers all directors, officers, and employees. Annually, the staff and board are surveyed to disclose any potential conflicts. The conflicts are listed on a private internal website. Potential conflicts are sent to the legal team for review. Determination of whether a conflict exists is made by the audit committee. This committee makes a final determination and reports outcomes to the board of directors. Persons with actual and possible conflicts are allowed to provide information of relevance to the determinations during the meetings and the review, but cannot attend when the final determination of the conflict is decided.”

“The process by which the ceo's annual compensation is established is managed by an ad hoc compensation committee of the board that is led by the chair of the board. The committee considers comparable compensation using salary surveys and salary research software to compare data from similarly situated for profit and non-profit organizations. The information and deliberations are documented contemporaneously in minutes of the committee. The final decision is made by the board of directors upon the recommendation of the committee with the ceo absent from the proceedings.”

“Governing documents, conflict of interest policy, financial statements, and code of conduct are available on the organization's website and upon request for the same period of time set forth in sec. 6104(d).”

“Mari moreshead is an employee of the canadian subsidiary, but her only assignment is to serve as chief of staff and secretary of creative commons corporation.”

“Creative commons (cc) is an international nonprofit organization dedicated to helping build and sustain a thriving commons of shared knowledge and culture. Together with an extensive member network and multiple partners, we build capacity, we develop practical solutions, and we advocate for better open sharing of knowledge and culture that serves the public interest. As part of this work, we help overcome legal obstacles to the sharing of knowledge and creativity to address the world's most pressing challenges.”

“Cancellation of grant -1,799,900.”